Isidiella nickerlii
Isidiella nickerlii is a butterfly (moth ) from the family of the splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).
Features
The moths reach a wingspan 8-11 mm. The head shines golden to golden ocher. Located on the sides over the compound eyes, a white line. The sensors shine brown, the first two -thirds are curled white. The last third has five white sections, each separated by three dark brown segments. Thorax and tegulae shining gold. The tegulae lined rear silvery. The forewing shining golden, the Costa loader is brownish margins. There is a pale golden line on the wing base. A diagonally outward white Costalstrich starts at 1/6 the forewing length. He is pale golden lined and extends to beyond the Costa loader. For casement drawing include two white, more or less dark brown -rimmed Costalflecke. The first is located in the center of the Costa loader and is associated with an underlying pale gold flecks. The second is located at 3 /4 of the forewing length and is lined with some pale golden scales. At the inner edge there are three wings raised, pale golden, dark brown -rimmed spots. The first is on the anal cleft between the Costalstrich and the first Costalfleck. The second and largest spot is located at the wing inner edge between the first and second Costalfleck. The third is located at the inner angle. At the apex there are small raised pale gold-colored spots as well as some golden and dark brown scales. The fringe scales are gray-brown. The hind wings shining gray-brown. The abdomen is gray, the segments are rear banded whitish.
In the males, the Tegumen narrowed distally and has a rear "U "-shaped bulge. The right brachium is curved and tapering towards the apex. It is not quite twice as long as the left. The left brachium is only slightly curved and has an acute apex. The Valven are pear-shaped. The right Valvella is very large, much longer than the tubular section of the aedeagus and strongly bent downward. Valvella the left is reduced. The tubular portion of the aedeagus is almost straight, the basal part is large and bulbous.
In females, the eighth segment distal tapered slightly. The ostium has a semi-circular and strong sklerotisiertes front end. The seventh sternite has a clear rear triangular sclerotization. The ductus bursae is narrow and as long as the corpus bursae. The corpus bursae is oval and has two cup-shaped signals.
Dissemination
Isidiella nickerlii is native to central and southern Europe. The range extends from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Balkan Peninsula in the east.
Biology
The caterpillars develop on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium ) and Everlasting flower ( Helichrysum arenarium ). They live on the young terminal leaves of the host plant in a dream. The moths were collected from May to July.
System
From the literature, the following synonyms are known:
- Stagmatophora nickerlii Nickerl, 1864
- Stagmatophora nickerli misspelling of Stagmatophora nickerlii Nickerl, 1864.